"Twitter and music go great together," says Stephen Philips, founder of We Are Hunted, a music discovery service acquired by Twitter to work on its Music app. "People share and discover new songs and albums every day."

The service will be available later today through a website and an iOS app. Philips says Twitter is also working on a version for Android devices.

The app features a Now Playing section, where users can view recommendations from friends or musicians they follow. Users can also play songs directly from Twitter Music, which integrates with streaming services such as Rdio, Spotify and iTunes. A Tweet icon displayed within the app lets users instantly share the music they are playing.